Casio Men's EFA120D-1AV Ana-Digi Edifice Thermometer Bracelet Watch

In the Casio Watch Galaxy, there are many (many!) watches of nearly every description and category, often with multiple variations on a given design, be it analog, digital, or a combination of the two. Not this one. Near as i can tell, it's pretty much in a league of its own. Not necessarily because of its shape, although there's nothing in Casio's lineup that I'd call similar - they have everything from watches that kinda-sorta ape the look of Cartier's famous Tank, to a fairly new one that kinda-sorta has a little fun at the expense of a certain ubiquitous smartwatch (ahem, Apple…and, well-played, Casio). This model, however, doesn't seem to have a peer, although it *does* pinch a little bit from one or two other watches outside the brand, and to very good effect. But let me back up a bit: generally, I hate analog-digital dial mashups, because in my not-at-all humble opinion, most of them are awful, the main issue being that in most cases the analog and digital parts of the dial are vying for your attention in equal measure, at the same time. But, from the watch maker's standpoint, I understand that it's a case of damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't: de-emphasise one display function/mode in favor of the other and you'll have critics hammering you mercilessly, so the easy way out, so it seems, is to put all the data "out there", leading to what I feel is an alphabet-soup of a mess on the dial, which is why I've avoided ana-digi watches with a passion, until now. With this Edifice, Casio chose the path of de-emphasising the digital portion, which essentially takes up the entire dial. The downside of this is that you have to work a little harder to glean the information offered this way, but the (serious) upside is that those analog hands are almost always easily discernible from almost any angle…and, if you're like most people (including most watch geeks), those hands are what you'll be getting the info you need from most of the time. Not that this works perfectly: while I'm really happy Casio chose to include lume on those hands, the quality of said lume leaves a bit to be desired in terms of strength…it tends to peter out completely in two hours or less. This, of course, is where the EL backlight comes in relatively handy: in medium-low light the backlighting might seems lackluster, but in lower light it's fine, and very even. There's even an option to have the backlight come on automatically by raising your wrist, which isn't too unusual for Casio, but this time it comes with twist: after what I can only guess is three to four hours of non-use [update - according to Casio, it's six hours] the automatic function turns off, leaving only manual operation. Style/Fit/Finish: Love it - love the case style and dimensions, and solid feel, all in stainless steel - not a shred of plastic to be found anywhere. Bracelet is constructed of pressed links, but even here the fit and finish is well above average, with a nice taper to the sturdy-enough-and-not-too-bulky pushbutton clasp. And, unlike the bracelets on other "cheap-seats" watches, this one doesn't attack arm hair. (I know…why can't Casio do this with *all* their cheaper watches with bracelets?) Crystal appears to be conventional mineral - won't scratch like acrylic/resin, but don't expect it to be as resilient as, say, Seiko's Hardlex, let alone sapphire. Function: Well, the analog hands are obvious, and, as Internet lore tells us, not easy to set up initially, as they operate separately from the digital time-setting process. While this can be a bit of a bear to deal with, keep in mind that you'll only need to do this *once*, at least until it's time to change the batteries, which presumably take about three years to deplete. Plus, there's one upside: this allows you to display two different time zones at once, with the analog hands displaying your local/home time while the digital display can be easily set for upwards of 50 cities 'round the world. Along with this, there's the usual list of largely-useful functions (stopwatch, countdown timer, REC functions for split-timing via stopwatch, alarm and hourly time signal, and, finally, thermometer. The thermometer function is what drives most people nuts, because the anticipation is that the watch will give you the ambient temperature of your location, indoors or out. Unfortunately, that's not how this thing works: since the watch obviously hugs your wrist, your body temperature will be the big factor here, which isn't terribly useful unless, perhaps, you're doing a long-distance cross-country skiing trek. There *is* something of a workaround for this, but it's tad too involved to get into here: you know what to do, and it usually starts with a "G." The Upshot: Seriously nice, seriously well-made/finished, functionality up the yin/yang while still looking stylish enough for dressing up for a night on the town (however you care to define that), and inexpensive enough not to have to overthink whether to buy it or not. Likely the only ana-digi watch I'll likely own for the foreseeable future. (Almost forgot: the *other* ana-digi I think is cool? Omega's X-33 Speedmaster, a/k/a the Mars Watch. A bit more expensive than the Casio, alas.) Highly Recommended.

It's actually nicer than I expected. I was looking for a nice classy looking analog dress watch with maybe the date and day of the week. I also like the kewl things a geeky type watches does, but hate their size and look. This is a dress watch that looks great, but has a hidden geeky side too. How kewl is that!! I say hidden cuz the digital info is not easily seen unless u use the light. That's actually perfect for me. I don't need to see the temperature and what day it is everytime I look at the thing. You can see the digital info, but it is not well lit, and some ppl may not like that. The light that does light everything only works for a painfully short 1.5 seconds, and holding the light button down doesn't keep it on any longer. Three seconds would be much better, but it gets the job done if ya don't blink. The temperature is actually pretty accurate once you calibrate it. The geek side of me likes that. It's not an easy watch to set-up, but if u read the directions, u should be fine. The watch has a way kewl function (that u can turn on or off) that when u hold the watch horizontal and tip it towards u so u can see the time, the light automatically comes on. I figure that function is a real battery eater though, which is why I won't miss it, as it worked for one whole day then stopped working. As I didn't know the watch did that when I bought it and wouldn't use that function anyway, I won't miss it. Overall, it's not perfect, but I love it. It does what I want, looks great, and it's a watch that I would recommend to my fellow online shoppers. Happy timekeeping. LOL

Ok, don't be misled by the title. That probably explains my anguish. I saw this watch like an year ago. Fell in love with it the minute I laid my eyes on it. Took me an year or more to buy it. But when I finally bought it, it was mixed feelings. I was worried as I heard people mention it might not look the same as in the site, but it was pretty much same. I was floored by the quality and the build. Sturdy and pretty sophisticated looking. Features aplenty, surprisingly though missing few Casio features like waveceptor and the like, but for $50 you couldn't ask for more. Manual is easy to understand but not to read. Functions will take some time to work with, I still can't figure out the alarm On/Off setting, but that's just me. Problem I observed at the very beginning is that the light function is really really bad. It lasts for 2-3 seconds, hardly much if you want to change settings or modes. Light reminds of those days when it was just meant to show time. But the watch has more than that for the illuminator to work for such a less time. I am mightily disappointed with that. Other than that, the usual suspects as others mentioned, are there, but the annoyance factor varies from person to person. I am pretty much fine with it. In hindsight, there is a similar model with lighter background and I think I should have bought it. But make no mistake, the watch is a really good one for its price. And in spite of all the shortcomings, I still like it. Not sure if others can compromise on it.

The watch is 100% stainless steel for the case and the band. It is well made and looks more like a $100 range watch. This is unlike other similar watches in this price region where the case might be plastic with a stainless steel topshell. This watch is a little more heavy due to the stainless steel material and it feel a little more expensive than its price. The polish and matt finish is well done, no indication that its a cheap watch. To adjust the links, try checking some youtube videos on how to do this. I watched a couple of the videos. Then I try it out on my watch and succeeded in taking out the links. The temp sensor is 20 deg F off so I have to calibrate it using my room temp sensor reading as reference. Manual is well written and instructions are clear. The functions for the buttons are in typical casio layout. So casio users wont find any problem using it. Only con is the digits are a little too small - could be bigger. Another con is t measure temperature you need to take the watch off the wrist and away from any heat source. Overall, this is a very nice and functional watch.

I bought this for the style and the price, it's a fun ana-digi watch from Casio that will tell perfectly accurate time for years. Case is stainless steel, hard to find at this price. It has a thermometer too, though watch thermometers need to be off wrist to be accurate. It has stop watch with a recall mode, it has a count down timer, alarm, and a world time function. Feature packed solid steel watch, at a great price. But it has some problems too. First, the bracelet is cheap. The links are folded and exposed. I expect that at this price, so I can't be too disappointed. It uses standard springbars, but the lug width is actually closer to 17mm I've measured. You can't really find a proper replacement band to spruce this up. I managed to squeeze an 18mm nylon strap in here, but the lug width is very small for this watch. The exact same size case could have supported a 20mm lug width if they chose. When fitted on any other strap, it looks really weird. So owning this watch, you're essentially forced to stick with the very underwhelming stock bracelet. Visibility is bad too, for both the analog and digital segments. The hands and indices are very visible. But the watch has highly reflective subdials that can be confused with the hands at a glance. It takes a moment to read the time on this as a result. The LCD sections are light-on-dark, or a negative display. It's not a very good one. It's dim and barely legible unless it's very bright. I have to use the EL backlight all the time, which does look good. One small thing - the light button is actually the upper right, not the crown-like button with the blue arrow. In fact, that button is probably used less than any other. No idea why they set it up this way.

I've had many watches from analog and digital and out of all of them this is the only one that gets compliments. The main question from everybody is "how much does it cost?" The whole thing seems to be made out of metal. The watch bracelet did need to be adjusted by a jewelry shop since the bracelet is not user customizable unlike other casio metal band watches. The buttons are a bit stiff at first but after breaking them in they soften up. Like many casio digital watches this thing is loaded with features such as a stop watch with a separate lap time recorder, timer, temperature function, alarm, world time and a mode to separately adjust the analog hands. Yes the digital time and analog time have to be adjusted separately. The analog adjustments are a bit time consuming and are adjusted electronically by pressing and holding a button that rotates the hands, the downside is that it takes forever and if you accidentally pass the time you tried to set you cannot move backwards and have to start over. The temperature function is interesting but doesn't work in the real world, what I am trying to say is even though the watch can accurately measure temperature, it can only do so while not being worn. While being worn, your own body temperature affects the watches measurements and therefore gives out inaccurate measurements. The built in light is good in dark conditions but it doesn't light up long enough, only 1.5 seconds. I sometimes have to press the light twice since holding it does not make it last longer but it's not a big deal. I personally like that it has a stop watch and timer function as it turns this elegant timepiece into a sport/fitness watch. My favorite is the timer function as I use it to "time" my rest between sets while weight training, and the stopwatch for running, swimming, and biking. You don't have to take this watch off for swimming as it is water proof. This watch doesn't really have any real flaws. Maybe if it had additional features like atomic timekeeping and solar power it would be better but lets face it, it only cost fifty-one dollars and some change. It has incredible looks and features for the price.

This watch fits men with regular or bit smaller size wrist. The black dial plate, full stainless steel barrel shape make it looks decent but fashion. CASIO has another model with round shape, but I think the barrel shape looks more fashion. The size of this watch is on average, but a bit bigger would make it perfect. The thickness is just right. The ED light is dim, however it doesn't bother a lot since you'll also want to save the battery power. The thermometer is interesting and useful. Putting the watch and other thermometer together into water would help you set the point right if you need to. The only thing I'm not satisfied is the adjustment of the wrist band. The segment doesn't fit the best for me, which my previous SEIKO perfectly did. You won't regret buying this watch with this price. (<$60)

Product is a great concept watch with good vision. By this I mean that the features (ie auto illuminating display when holding the watch up, thermometer, etc...) are great ideas. Here are the issues that I have Auto and manual illumination is too short (1.5 sec) barely provides enough time to focus on the display and actually see anything. The display is very busy so focus time is definitely required. Thermometer is only accurate when the watch is NOT worn. Otherwise it is subject to body temperature interference. Adjusting the time and utilizing most features such as stop watch, alarm, worldtime, etc... are a bit complex. Many indicators on the display are WAAAAYYYY too small to be useful. For example the auto illumination status, alarm & hourly alert status indicators may as well be invisible. I have 20/15 unassisted reading vision but it's crazy having to stare to see. Lastly, the minute and hour hands obstruct most of the digital display. You have to wait until time allows the hands to move out of the way to view the temperature and other semi useful features!